People: Allot Communications Ltd (ALLT.O)

ALLT.O on Nasdaq

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Summary

Name Age Since Current Position

Shraga Katz

 60 2008 Chairman of the Board

Rami Hadar

 49 President, Chief Executive Officer, Director

Nachum Falek

 41 2010 Chief Financial Officer

Pini Gvili

 47 2006 Vice President - Operations

Jay Klein

 49 2007 Chief Technology Officer, Vice President

Itamar Rosen

 48 2012 Vice President - Legal Affairs, General Counsel and Company Secretary

Vin Costello

 56 2006 Vice President, General Manager, The Americas

Gary Drutin

 51 2012 Vice President - International Sales

Andrei Elefant

 39 2008 Vice President - Product Management and Marketing

Anat Shenig

 43 2007 Vice President - Human Resources

Ramy Moriah

 57 2005 Vice President - Customer Care and Information Technology

Marc Zionts

 51 2012 Vice President - Strategic Mobile Service Providers

Amir Hochbaum

 53 2008 Vice President - Research & Development

Lior Moyal

 41 2009 Vice President - Business Development

Itzhak Danziger

 64 2011 Director

Yigal Jacoby

 52 2008 Director

Nurit Benjamini

 46 2007 Independent Director

Steven Levy

 56 2007 Independent Director

Rami Rozen

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Biographies

Name Description

Shraga Katz

 Mr. Shraga Katz serves as Chairman of the Board of Directors of Allot Communications Ltd., since November 13, 2008. Mr. Katz is a Venture Partner of Magma Venture Partners, a venture capital firm specializing in early-stage investments in communication, semiconductors, internet and media. Mr. Katz has over 30 years of experience in the technology sector and has specialized for over 20 years in the communications industry. In 1996, Mr. Katz founded Ceragon Networks Ltd. (NASDAQ: CRNT), a global provider of high capacity wireless networking solutions for mobile and fixed operators and private networks, and served as its President and Chief Executive Officer until mid-2005. Prior to founding Ceragon, Mr. Katz served in the Israeli Defense Forces for 17 years. Mr. Katz was head of the Electronic Research and Development Department of the Israeli Ministry of Defense. Mr. Katz serves as director on the Board of Siverge Networks, GreenSQL and Corephotonics. Mr. Katz holds a B.Sc. from the Technion — Israel Institute of Technology and an M.B.A. from Tel Aviv University.

Rami Hadar

 Mr. Rami Hadar serves as President, Chief Executive Officer and Director of Allot Communications Ltd. Prior to joining the company, Mr. Hadar founded CTP Systems, a developer of cordless telephony systems in 1989 and served as Chief Executive Officer until its acquisition by DSP Communications in 1995. Mr. Hadar continued with DSP Communication’s executive management team for two years, and thereafter, in 1999, the company was acquired by Intel. In 1997, Mr. Hadar co-founded Ensemble Communications, a pioneer in the broadband wireless space and the WiMax standard, where he served as Executive Vice President of Sales and Marketing until 2002. Mr. Hadar also served as Chief Executive Officer of Native Networks from 2002 to 2005, which was sold and integrated to Alcatel. Mr. Hadar holds a B.Sc. in Electrical Engineering from Technion — Israel Institute of Technology.

Nachum Falek

 Mr. Nachum Falek serves as Chief Financial Officer of Allot Communications Ltd., since May, 2010. Prior to joining Allot, Mr. Falek served from 2003 as the CFO of AudioCodes (NASDAQ: AUDC), a provider of Voice over IP (VoIP) technologies and Voice Network products. From 2000 to 2003, Mr. Falek was the Director of Finance of AudioCodes. Earlier in his career, Mr. Falek served as a Controller at ScanVec-Amiable Ltd., and as a Manager at Ernst & Young Israel. Mr. Falek is a Certified Public Accountant (CPA) and holds a B.A. in Accounting and Economics from Haifa University and a M.B.A. from Tel Aviv University.

Pini Gvili

 Mr. Pini Gvili serves as Vice President - Operations of Allot Communications Ltd., since 2006. Prior to joining the company, from 2004 to 2006, he served as Vice President Operations for Celerica, a start-up company specializing in solutions for cellular network optimization. From 2001 to 2004, Mr. Gvili was the Vice President — Operations and IT at Terayon Communication Systems, and from 1998 to 2000, held the position of Manager of Integration and Final Testing at Telegate. Mr. Gvili was also a hardware/software engineer at Comverse/Efrat from 1994 to 1997. Mr. Gvili has a B.Sc. in Computer Science from Champlain University and was awarded a practical electronics degree from ORT Technical College.

Jay Klein

 Mr. Jay Klein serves as Chief Technology Officer and Vice President of Allot Communications Ltd., since 2007. Mr. Klein joined the company in 2006. Mr. Klein is responsible for driving the technology strategy, expanding the core algorithmic competence and driving intellectual property development, industry standards involvement and academic cooperation. Prior to joining the company, between 2004 and 2006, Mr. Klein served as VP at DSPG (VoIP and multimedia silicon solutions) where he was responsible for strategic technology acquisitions. Between 1997 and 2003, Mr. Klein was Co-Founder and CTO of Ensemble Communications, a wireless access systems manufacturer and was one of the founders and creators of WiMAX and IEEE 802.16. Prior to that, between 1993 and 1997, he served as CTO and VP of R&D at CPT Systems, a cellular systems manufacturer, which was acquired by DSP Communications and later by Intel. Mr. Klein holds a B.Sc. in Electrical and Electronic Engineering from Tel-Aviv University.

Itamar Rosen

 Mr. Itamar Rosen is the Vice President - Legal Affairs, General Counsel and Company Secretary of Allot Communications Ltd., since 2012. Prior to joining Allot, Mr. Rosen served as Vice President Legal Affairs and General Counsel of AudioCodes Ltd. between 2000 and 2012, and in various positions at four different law firms in England and Israel prior to that. Mr. Rosen is a qualified arbitrator and admitted to practice as a lawyer in New York, England and Wales and Israel. Mr. Rosen received a LL.B (Hons.) degree from University of Essex in 1989 (England), an M.B.A from the Open Business School in 1995 (England) and a LL.M, magna cum laude from Tel-Aviv University as part of an executive program in collaboration with University of California Berkeley in 2005.

Vin Costello

 Mr. Vin Costello serves as Vice President, General Manager of The Americas at Allot Communications Ltd., since 2006. Mr. Costello began his career with NYNEX and rapidly rose through the ranks achieving the title of Vice President, Business Network Solutions and Vice President Global Sales. Mr. Costello founded and headed NYNEX Network Integration and upon the merger with Bell Atlantic, was named President and CEO of Bell Atlantic Network Integration. Mr. Costello departed Verizon for an optical networking start-up where he served as VP of Sales and assisted Corvis Corporation, in their initial public offering. Mr. Costello was subsequently named VP and General Manager of the Managed Storage Division after Corvis purchased Broadwing and reinvented itself as a service provider. Mr. Costello holds a B.Sc. in Computer Applications and Information Systems as well as Business Management (double major) from New York University and earned an M.Sc. in Telecommunications and Computing Management from Polytechnic University.

Gary Drutin

 Mr. Gary Drutin is the Vice President - International Sales of Allot Communications Ltd., since 2012. Mr. Drutin oversees the international development, implementation and management of direct and channel sales in EMEA and Asia-Pacific markets. Before joining Allot, Mr. Drutin served as the business development director of the microWave LOB at Broadcom (after the Provigent acquisition) from 2011 to 2012. Prior to the acquisition he was Senior VP worldwide Sales at Provigent from 2010 to 2011. From 2004 to 2010 he was VP Global Sales at AudioCodes Ltd. From 1997 to 2004, he served as Country Manager and General Manager for Cisco Israel, Cyprus and Malta. From 1990 to 1997, he served in sales management roles at Digital Equipment Corporation Israel. Mr. Drutin holds an M.B.A from Tel-Aviv University in Information Systems and Marketing and a B.Sc. degree in Computer Engineering from the Technion — Israel Institute of Technology.

Andrei Elefant

 Mr. Andrei Elefant serves as Vice President - Product Management and Marketing of Allot Communications Ltd., since 2008. Mr. Elefant joined the company in 2000. Mr. Elefant assumed responsibility over the marketing activities in 2008. Mr. Elefant is responsible for product management, product marketing and strategic project management. Prior to joining the company, Mr. Elefant served as officer in the Israeli air force. Mr. Elefant holds a B.Sc. in Mechanical Engineering from the Technion — Israel Institute of Technology and an M.B.A. from Tel-Aviv University.

Anat Shenig

 Ms. Anat Shenig serves as Vice President - Human Resources of Allot Communications Ltd., since 2007. Ms. Shenig joined the company in 2000. Ms. Shenig is responsible for human resources recruiting, welfare policy and employees’ training. Prior to joining the company, Ms. Shenig served as Human Resource Manager for Davidoff insurance company and as an organizational consultant for Aman Consulting. Ms. Shenig holds bachelor degrees in Psychology and Economics from Tel Aviv University and an M.B.A. in organizational behavior from Tel Aviv University.

Ramy Moriah

 Mr. Ramy Moriah serves as Vice President - Customer Care and Information Technology of Allot Communications Ltd., since 2005. Prior to joining the company, Mr. Moriah was a founding member of Daisy System’s Design Center in Israel, in 1984. From 1991 to 1994, Mr. Moriah held the position of Manager of Software Development at Orbot Instruments. Mr. Moriah was also the acting General Manager at ACA, 3D CAD/solid modeling software for architecture from 1995 to 1997, and served there as Vice President — Research and Development from 1995 to 1997. Mr. Moriah holds a B.Sc., cum laude , in Computer Engineering from the Technion — Israel Institute of Technology and an M.Sc. in Management and Information Systems from the Tel Aviv University School of Business Administration.

Marc Zionts

 Mr. Marc Zionts is the Vice President - Strategic Mobile Service Providers of Allot Communications Ltd., since 2012. Mr. Zionts has been a telecom executive and entrepreneur for almost three decades and has focused on developing emerging technology in high growth markets. From 2008 to 2012, Mr. Zionts served as the chief executive officer of Ortiva Wireless Inc., which the company acquired in May 2012. Ortiva focused on the emerging video optimization market. Prior to Ortiva, Mr. Zionts was the chief executive officer of FastMobile (sold to RIM) from April 2007 until November 2007, chief executive officer of Cantata Technology (sold to Dialogic) from 2001 to 2007, chief executive officer of Westell Technologies (Nasdaq: WSTL) from 1999 to 2001, and founder and EVP of Communicate Direct, Inc. (sold to Softnet) from 1987 to 1998. Mr. Zionts is also an outside director in Pivot3, a private company based in Austin, Texas. Pivot3 is a pioneer in unified storage and purpose-built compute appliances. Mr. Zionts began his career with GTE and Fujitsu/GTE Business Systems, serving in various sales and marketing capacities. Mr. Zionts has a B.A. in Industrial Design and an M.B.A. from Georgia Institute of Technology.

Amir Hochbaum

 Mr. Amir Hochbaum serves as Vice President- Research and Development of Allot Communications Ltd., since 2008. Before joining Allot, Mr. Hochbaum served as the Chief Operating Officer of Axerra Networks. From 2005 to 2007, Mr. Hochbaum was Senior Vice President, Research, Development and Operations of Vyyo Israel (NASDAQ: VYYO) where he also served as a member of Vyyo’s executive management team. Prior to Vyyo, between 1994 and 2005, Mr. Hochbaum held a succession of management positions at Avaya (formerly Lucent, Madge and Lannet) including Managing Director and Vice President of R&D. Between 1984 and 1994, Mr. Hochbaum held a succession of management positions at ServiceSoft, including management of engineering, product development, product management and customer service . Mr. Hochbaum holds a B.S. in Mathematics and Computer Science and an M.S. in Computer Science from the Hebrew University of Jerusalem.

Lior Moyal

 Mr. Lior Moyal serves as Vice President - Business Development of Allot Communications Ltd., since September 14, 2009. Mr. Moyal is responsible for driving the company’s global business development strategy including developing partnerships with global system integrators, creating alliances with value added network and subscriber services partners, and recruiting and managing worldwide OEM partners. Prior to joining the company, from 2008 to 2009, Mr. Moyal was VP of Business Development of AudioCodes (NASDAQ: AUDC). Previously, from 2005 to 2007, Mr. Moyal was AudioCodes’ VP of Marketing. Before that, from 2004 to 2005, Mr. Moyal was VP of Business Development at BridgeWave Communications. Prior to that, Mr. Moyal held variety of management positions in Orckit (NASDAQ: ORCT), including VP of Product Management and VP of Business Development. Mr. Moyal holds a B.Sc. in Physics from the Hebrew University of Jerusalem and an M.B.A. from Tel Aviv University.

Itzhak Danziger

 Mr. Itzhak Danziger is the Director of Allot Communications Ltd., since 2011. Prior to his appointment as a director, Mr. Danziger served as an observer to the Board since 2010. Itzhak Danziger serves as chairman of the board of Galil Software, an Israeli software services company, and as a director of Jinni Media, a privately held technology company. From 1985 to 2007, Mr. Danziger held various executive positions at Comverse, a technology companies group that develops and markets telecommunications systems, including as president of Comverse Technology Group, as president of Comverse Network Systems and as chairman of Comverse subsidiary - Starhome. Prior to joining Comverse, Mr. Danziger held various R&D and management positions in Tadiran Telecom Division, which was later acquired by ECI Telecom. Further, Mr. Danziger serves as a director in Israel Venture Network, a venture philanthropy NGO, in Avney Rosha, the Israel Institute for School Leadership, and in other non-governmental organizations. Mr. Danziger was also a member of the National Task Force for the Advancement of Education in Israel (Dovrat Committee) and was chairman of two of its subcommittees. Mr. Danziger holds B.Sc. cum laude and M.Sc. in electrical engineering from the Technion - Israel Institute of Technology and M.A. cum laude in philosophy and digital culture from Tel Aviv University.

Yigal Jacoby

 Mr. Yigal Jacoby serves as Director of Allot Communications Ltd., since November 13, 2008. He co-founded the Company in 1996. Mr. Jacoby was Chairman of Board of Directors until November 13, 2008. Prior to co-founding Allot, Mr. Jacoby founded Armon Networking, a manufacturer of network management solutions in 1992, and managed it until it was acquired by Bay Networks, where he served as the General Manager of its Network Management Division. From 1985 to 1992, Mr. Jacoby held various engineering and marketing management positions at Tekelec, a manufacturer of Telecommunication monitoring and diagnostic equipment. Currently, Mr. Jacoby is an active investor and director of several Israeli start-up companies, including Chairman at LiveU Ltd., a provider of live cellular video transmission solutions and Chairman at Appforma Ltd., a provider of SMB marketing platforms. Mr. Jacoby has a B.A., cum laude, in Computer Science from Technion — Israel Institute of Technology and an M.Sc. in Computer Science from University of Southern California.

Nurit Benjamini

 Ms. Nurit Benjamini serves as Independent Director of Allot Communications Ltd., since 2007. Ms. Benjamini serves as the Chief Financial Officer of Wixpress Ltd., an internet company that offers web technology that enables online users to create HTML5 websites regardless of technical skill or previous knowledge, since May 2011. Previously, from 2007 to 2011, Ms. Benjamini has served as the Chief Financial Officer of CopperGate Communications Ltd., a fabless semiconductor company in home entertainment networking, that was acquired by Sigma Designs Inc. (NASDAQ:SIGM) in November 2009. Prior to her position with CopperGate Communications Ltd., Ms. Benjamini served as the Chief Financial Officer of Compugen Ltd. (NASDAQ: CGEN) from 2000 to 2007. Prior to her position with Compugen Ltd., from 1998 to 2000, Ms. Benjamini served as the Chief Financial Officer of Phone-Or Ltd. Between 1993 and 1998, Ms. Benjamini served as the Chief Financial Officer of Aladdin Knowledge Systems Ltd. (formerly NASDAQ: ALDN). Ms. Benjamini serves as an outside director of BiolineRX Ltd., a member of its compensation committee, and as a chairman of its audit committee. Ms. Benjamini holds a B.A. in Economics and Business and an M.B.A. in Finance, both from Bar Ilan University, Israel.

Steven Levy

 Mr. Steven D. Levy serves as Independent Director of Allot Communications Ltd., since August 21, 2007. Mr. Levy served as a Managing Director and Global Head of Communications Technology Research at Lehman Brothers from 1998 to 2005. Before joining Lehman Brothers, Mr. Levy was a Director of Telecommunications Research at Salomon Brothers from 1997 to 1998, Managing Director and Head of the Communications Research Team at Oppenheimer & Co. from 1994 to 1997 and a senior communications analyst at Hambrecht & Quist from 1986 to 1994. Mr. Levy has served as a director of PCTEL, a broadband wireless technology company since January 2006 and of privately held GENBAND Inc., a U.S. provider of telecommunications equipment, since August 2007. Mr. Levy holds a B.Sc. in Materials Engineering and an M.B.A., both from the Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute.

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